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3 O o o o G o o o o o 3 3 e s 3 G 0 5 s ? o ft GO O G O o & o o Q O O to O o 0 ' ant ail I CHECKING CAN of food with Geiger counter for radio activ ity, Richard Hudnut assists in study of uses of atomic energy lor food preparation and sterilization at Atomic Energy Commission's laboratory at Lemont, 111. (International) HIBISCUS Now Blooming! Guaranteed Hardy, Immense Flowers, 8 to 12" Colors in Variety SEE THEM BEFORE 2 P.M. EACH DAY . LEWIS NURSERY JACKSONVILLE (Turn right at Drug Store, V Mile North on Old Stage Road) Eastern Railroads Claimed Taking Advantage of Western Companies By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Correspondent Washington In the battle of words and statistics between the railroads and shippers over which is to blame for the freight car shortage, eastern railrads were charged with a practice of taking advantage of both west ern railroads and their shipping customers who have been crying for boxcars. In the hearings held by the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, E. L. Peterson of the Minneapolis Traffic Association presented an array of tables and figures ' which indicated that eastern roads pretty consistent ly have more boxcars than they themselves own on their systems at all times. They do this by taking the cars of other rail roads, mostly those coming in from the west, and using them on their own systems. Peterson charged that his studies showed that some eastern roads were doing this instead of repairing their own cars and building new ones at the normal or desirable rate. He charged that one railroad, which he didnt' identify, at one point had 18 per cent of its own cars out of service due to damage but was making up this loss of cars by overusing cars from other lines. When one railroad uses the cars of another, it pays $2.40 per diem rental for its use a rate set by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Peterson claimed that these railroads have found it more expedient financially to use new cars of other roads at this per diem rate than to build their own new cars. That way they have the cars they need when they want them, but are not stuck with a surplus of cars of their own if the economy takes a dip and carloadings de cline as they did last year. In a word, while pointing the finger at all railroads generally for not building and repairing enough cars to meet shipping de mands of today, Peterson said some eastern lines were especial ly to blame for letting their western brethren take the brunt of the risks inherent in invest ing in new rolling stock. "f W Here is what the statistics showed: Southern Pacific, on which western Oregon lumber and feed shippers are dependent, owned 28,779 boxcars as of Feb. 1, 1955, but on that date it had only 86.8 per cent of that num ber of cars on its system. On June 15 it had 87.4 per cent on its system. Union Pacific, on the other Rocking-Chair Gardener Cares for Large Plot Clinton, Mo. (U.R) M. L. Rissell, 81-year-old retired rail road conductor, is a real rock ing chair gardener. Suffering from rheumatism that makes it painful for him to stand for longer than a few min utes at a time, Rissell sits in a rocker while he hoes his garden.' Upon finishing hoeing in one spot, Rissell scoots the rocker along backwards and wields the hoe at a new place. ' He is caring for a large garden plot. hand, owned 24.434 and had 107.1 per cent of that number on its line June 15 the only west ern line in that position. . The others were Northern Pacific 19,519, 82.8 per cent; Great Northern 20,773, 82.8 per cent; Milwaukee St. Paul 2,638, 91 per cent; Atchison T o p e k a and Sante Fe 33,933, 91.4. Some eastern lines had these figures: New York, New Haven and Hartford, 5,971, 162.1 per cent highest in the nation; New York Central 51,896, 111.2 per cent; Erie 9,585, 107.5 per cent; Read ing 7,321, 126.1 per cent; Penn sylvania 60,066, 110.6 per cent; Baltimore and Ohio 25,200, 101.6 per cent. . Taking all roads together in the eastern district, Peterson's figures showed that they owned 131,647 cars but on June 15 had 103.8 per cent of that number on their systems. Railroads in the Allegheny district owned 99,682 but had 112.4 per cent on their lines. Railroads in the Northwestern district owned 109,193 but had 95.8 per cent of that number on their lines June 15. Those in the central western district, which includes SP and UP, owned 139, 382 but had only 94.7 per cent' of that number. Peterson's point in presenting this statistical picture was to encourage the Senate committee to recommend that the ICC in crease the $2.40 per diem rate, so that it won't be more profit able to rent cars than to build new ones. He said some railroads are currently trying to get the ICC to reduce the rate instead. MMMIIM I lllllLIIMr7l''T'llMMIMM IM-'I TIM I Were eager to meet and greet you as your. New Dodge Dealer j PARSONS MOTORS S h 315 E 5TH ST. Medford, Ore. Phone 3-3687 Custom Royal V-8 4-door Sedan Thursday, August 11, 19SS MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIi TRIBUNE FIVE o ; l c I v,, i Come in! Lets get acquainted R. R. (Bud) PARSONS Drop in! Help us celebrate. Let us show you the thrilling new, flair-fashioned '55 Dodge... flashing ahead in beauty, performance, sales! It's America's newest new car! Longer! Lower! Bigger' all around! With sweeping eager lines that capture the thrilling feeling of flight . . . great new engineering feature that put the future at your fingertips. 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As the appeal for additional nurses went out, hospital admin istrators prepared for the worst from Hurricane Connie. Emer gency generators were borrowed to keep iron lungs operating in the event of hurricane-caused power failures. Ten iron lungs lent by the Navy Wednesday boosted the to tal respirators in use in Boston to 52. "We have reached the bottom of the barrel as far as nurses are concerned," said Dr. Roy F. Feemster, Massachusetts director of communicable diseases. "The nurses now handling po lio patients are tired and need relief," he said. "There is no question but we will need nurses shortly from the National Foun dation for Infantile Paralysis." The community nursing com mittee met Wednesday and de termined that 43 nurses would be the minimum number needed im mediately to fill vacancies in four Boston hospitals. These hos pitals are caring for many pa tients from outside the city. The state Nurses Association sent 4,000 letters to . trained nurses asking their help. In Washington, Rep. Thomas J. Lane (D-Mass.) asked the. Army surgeon general for military nurses and Medical Corps per sonnel to help fight the epi demic. Dr. Joseph P. Reardon of the state Health Department' said it was a "mild epidemic." Indians To Grow Beards in Protest New Delhi, India (U.R) Six thousand grade 3 employees of Indian government offices an nounced today they would stop shaving Aug. 16 to force the government to raise their wages. If this doesn't work, they said, they would begin coming to work Aug. 22 wearing only their shoes, underwear and trousers. '- They'll carry the progressive strip tease a bit further Aug. 30 and stop wearing shoes and trousers, showing up at work only in their underwear. If nothing happens by .Sept. 20, they said, they will begin wearing loin cloths until their grievances are redressed. Consumer Habits Show Some Impulse Buying Chicago (U.R) Impulse buy ing the unplanned purchase of items not urgently needed ac counts for nearly one-fifth of all purchases of clothing, furniture, appliances, automobiles, and homes, a University of Illinois study of consumer habits dis closed. Results of a study just pub lished by the university's Bu reau of Economic and Business Research indicate that three of five such purchases are made because they cannot be post poned. Of these "necessary" expendi tures about one in three usually for clothing or automobile ac cessories such as tires has caught the purchaser by surprise. r 3 Prehistoric Animal Remains Discovered Ontario, Ore. U.R) A State Highway Department crew working on road repairs one mile north of Ontario has uncovered what appears to be the skull and jawbone of a huge, prehis toric animal. Announcement of the discov ery was made through Dr. J. A. Shotwell, curator of the Univer sity of Oregon's "museum of nat ural history. University paleon tologists were scheduled to visit the site. Highway workmen have rop ed off the area, pending the study. They said the object was 30 inches long and eight inches thick, and appeared to contain teeth measuring four inches in lensth and -inches thick. The apparent fossil remains were unearthed by a road scraper. Dr. Shotwell also announced that mounds found near Jun tura, Ore., which were believed to contain the remains of a 6-foot animal, were instead geological formations. BARBERS COLLECT HAIR Berlin (U.R) East German barbers must collect hair they snip off customers' heads, pack' age it and send it to the govern ment-run raw material reserves commission. The order printed in the East German legal bulle tin Wednesday did not say how the haid would be used. Dead line Sunday Classified is at noon Saturday: 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: other days 5:30 orevious day. LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR JACK SON COUNTY PROBATE DEPART MENT In the Matter of the Estate of Newton Andrew Sharoles deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I have been appointed Administratrix of the above estate by an order ,made therein on July 20. 1955: all creditors having claims against laid deceased are hereby notified to present the same duly verified, and with proper vouchers attached, to me at the office of Roberts. Kellington & .Branchfield. 201-5 U. S. National Bank Bide. Med ford. Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated at Medford. Oregon, this 38th day of July. 1955. O. B. Waddell Administratrix NEED DACK-TO-SCHOOL CASH? From kirttferiarto ts collet, kids cost money. ..money -. inverted in their futures. May wtrietp! Add up ail the anticipated bsei-te-teheel expenses and brin( the figures to your nearby PF office for a friendly discussion. 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